Sing, my soul, to God who made thee

Sing, my soul, to God who made thee

Author: Paul Gerhardt; Translator: O. E. Wieland (1898)
Tune: CANTATE DOMINO (Schop)
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1. Sing, my soul, to God who made thee,
Raise to Heav’n thy grateful voice;
All His creatures, singing, bid thee
In His goodness now rejoice.
Pure and holy love unbounded
Fills His tender heart and kind;
All who truly serve Him find
Rest, by God’s strong arm surrounded.

Refrain
Heaven and earth may not endure,
But God’s love is ever sure.

2. E’en the Son He loved so dearly,
Died that we through Him might live,
Was e’er love like His, who merely
Lived His life in love to give?
Holy Spirit, teach and guide me,
Fill my heart with loving faith;
Faith can break the power of death,
Naught I fear with Thee beside me. [Refrain]

3. When I sleep His care surrounds me,
With new strength and youth imbues;
His unbounded grace confounds me,
Each new morn His love renews.
In sore trial and temptation
He, my Savior, still is near,
Bids me, Child do thou not fear,
Thou shalt yet see My salvation. [Refrain]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #6085

Author: Paul Gerhardt

Paul Gerhardt (b. Gräfenheinichen, Saxony, Germany, 1607; d. Lubben, Germany, 1676), famous author of Lutheran evangelical hymns, studied theology and hymnody at the University of Wittenberg and then was a tutor in Berlin, where he became friends with Johann Crüger. He served the Lutheran parish of Mittenwalde near Berlin (1651-1657) and the great St. Nicholas' Church in Berlin (1657-1666). Friederich William, the Calvinist elector, had issued an edict that forbade the various Protestant groups to fight each other. Although Gerhardt did not want strife between the churches, he refused to comply with the edict because he thought it opposed the Lutheran "Formula of Concord," which con­demned some Calvinist doctrines. Consequently, he was r… Go to person page >

Translator: O. E. Wieland

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First Line: Sing, my soul, to God who made thee
German Title: Du, meine Seele, singe!
Author: Paul Gerhardt
Translator: O. E. Wieland (1898)
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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